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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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